Comparison

Grim Tales 24 vs Connections Helper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Grim Tales 24

Embark on a mystery detective adventure to find a missing daughter and husband. Solve puzzles, search for hidden objects, and uncover the truth behind a family's disappearance. Explore new worlds and face a looming threat in this engaging hidden object game.

Highlights
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Puzzle solving
  • Mini-games
  • Detective gameplay
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Bonus chapter
Features
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Help Anna Gray find her daughter and husband after disappearing on Thanksgiving Day! Play the hidden object game, solve puzzles, find lost items and enjoy mystery detective! ________________________________________________________________________ Will you manage to solve the mystery of Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black? Immerse yourself in a mystery detective game and solve puzzles. Be a detective, search and find all the hidden objects and find out the solution to the Gray family's disappearance! Note that this is a free trial version of the hidden objects game. You can get the full walkthrough by means of an in-app purchase. Dorian, Anna and Alice go to the Crimson Hollow mansion to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, during the festive dinner, Dorian crumbles into dust, and Alice disappears in front of Anna's eyes. Moreover, Anna discovers that Dorian’s portrait has gone missing. Where did the portrait go? What happened to Alice and Dorian? How will helping Anna affect Anastasia Grim? Find out all this in an exciting hidden object adventure! FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIAN AND ALICE Travel back in time, solve puzzles and mini-games, find clues, explore hidden object scenes and find out why Dorian and Alice Gray disappeared and who is responsible for their disappearance. FIND OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE AND DORIAN Anna continues searching for clues connected with the disappearance of Dorian and Alice. She gets on the trail of the artist who painted Dorian's portrait, but someone insistently doesn't want Anna to be able to return her loved ones. Will Anna Gray be able to save her family and defeat a new evil? FIND OUT WHAT THE PAINTED WORLD IS HIDING IN THE BONUS CHAPTER! Play as Anna Gray and find out what happened to the artist who painted Dorian's portrait. Travel to the past and new worlds. Face a new threat looming over Anna's future and prove yourself. Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black is a hidden object game where you need to seek and find missing objects like Sherlock. Be a detective and find out why Anna's family disappeared at the party in this mystery detective game! Enjoy replayable HOPs and mini-games, exclusive wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, and more! Zoom in on the scenes to help search and find all hidden objects, and use hints if you get stuck. Discover more from Elephant Games! Elephant Games is a developer of hidden object games and mystery detective games. Check out our game library at: http://elephant-games.com/games/ Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elephant_games/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elephantgames Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elephant_games Privacy Policy: https://elephant-games.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://elephant-games.com/terms/

About

Connections Helper

This companion app aids in solving word grouping puzzles by allowing users to drag and arrange words. Its clean interface helps players focus on identifying patterns without distractions or spoilers.

Highlights
  • Drag and arrange words
  • Organize thoughts for puzzles
  • Identify common themes
  • Distraction-free design
  • Spoiler-free experience
Features
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Connections Helper is a simple companion app designed to help you organize your thoughts while solving the NYT Connections puzzle. Drag and arrange the words into groups as you look for common themes. The clean, distraction-free design lets you focus on finding patterns without spoilers or hints.

Screenshots

Grim Tales 244 screens
Connections Helper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Connections Helper at 100% against Grim Tales 24's 69%. Connections Helper also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Grim Tales 24's advantage is ratings volume (428 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grim Tales 24 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Connections Helper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connections Helper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grim Tales 24 has 428 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Grim Tales 24's written reviews are positive against 100% of Connections Helper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grim Tales 24 ships an update every 3 months, Connections Helper every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grim Tales 24 versus Connections Helper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrim Tales 24Connections Helper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (428 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings428 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size969 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperElephant Games AR LLCLeo Eddy

Customer experience

Grim Tales 24

All ratings423 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Connections Helper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Grim Tales 24

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game won't open
  • Too many bugs and glitches
  • Black screen when trying to purchase
  • Won't restore previous purchase
  • Hint button stopped working
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  • Cannot get past a certain point without spending money
  • Game dies at Facebook screen and cannot exit

Requested features

2 requests
  • Bring back snarky Richard
  • More Grim Tales games

Connections Helper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grim Tales 24

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$6.99
1 purchases

Connections Helper

One-time1
  • Small Tip$0.99

Questions

Is Grim Tales 24 free?
Grim Tales 24 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Connections Helper free?
Connections Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grim Tales 24 or Connections Helper?
Connections Helper is rated higher. Grim Tales 24 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 428 ratings, while Connections Helper averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Grim Tales 24 or Connections Helper have ads?
Neither Grim Tales 24 nor Connections Helper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grim Tales 24 or Connections Helper?
Grim Tales 24 ships an update every 3 months, and Connections Helper every 8 days. Most recently, Grim Tales 24 was updated on October 23, 2026 and Connections Helper on October 30, 2026.

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